The Collegian - 2021

THE COLLEGIAN 15 Anniversary Edition

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Creative Director Hunter Jones

Editors Lee Skinner Beth Wilson Hunter Jones

Table of Contents

NTC Senior Team Lee Skinner Beth Wilson Kelly Grant Amjad Ayoubi Celeste Lay

Dean's Advisory Council

Karen Roskind Sobel NC '89, Co-Chair Steven R. Moffitt TC '99, Co-Chair Annabelle L. Brody LA '18 A. J. Cass, III A&S '88 Marc D. Frishman A&S '91 Brendan V. Hayes TC '99 B. Daniel Hazel A&S '96 Cadambi Janardhan Shashi Janardhan Joseph S. Kaplan Scott A. Katzmann A&S '77 Gerald F. Keefe A&S '93 Stuart R. Klabin A&S '53 Andrew M. Klein A&S '91 Mariam Salari Korangy NC '96 Steven D. Kushnick, M.D. A&S '83, M *87 Howard J. Margolis B '87 Ali Nabavi TC '99 Amy Rudnick Pasquariello NC '98 Jeremy S. Perelman TC '00 Debra Polishook NC '83 Robert Polishook B '83 Lisa Ehrlich Rapkin Michelle Rosenbaum John T. Rossi G *78 Donald E. Rothman A&S '79 Dawn Zimmerman Saunders B '92 Lori Rhodes Seigal NC '91 Scott A. Seigal A&S '89 Lawrence S. Sibley A&S '80 David A. Titlebaum A&S '87 Jeffrey L. Turner A&S '77 Elyse Luray Weshler NC '89 Cindy Marks Wittels NC '88

Your Morning Routine Page 6

The NTC Legacy Page 8

NTC: By The Numbers Page 13

15 Years of Forging Academic Pathways Page 14

15 Things Younger Than NTC Page 20

Unpaid No More Page 22

Tulane's Best & Brightest Page 24

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Welcome from the Dean

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ewcomb-Tulane College was created in 2006 as part of a radical transformation of undergraduate education at Tulane.

Fifteen years later, the spirit of innovation and daring continues to inspire and inform our work, as you’ll see in this issue of The Collegian. The college has spearheaded important changes in the ways the university educates and provides academic support to our undergraduates. We also pivot quickly in the face of adversity in order to respond to challenges; most recently, of course, these include the ongoing pandemic and the post-Hurricane Ida evacuation, with classes cancelled and then moving online before our in-person return. We fully supported our students throughout, making sure that they continued to experience the best of Tulane’s academic community. This is vital work, but I am most proud of the fact that at all times – regardless of external challenges – Newcomb-Tulane College and its staff creatively lead undergraduate education at Tulane, seeking exciting new ways to enhance learning, connect students with our robust intellectual community, and promote equity of access for all students to academic opportunities throughout their four years here.

Recently I led the college in developing a new vision and mission for the college that will shape our goals and projects going forward. Grounded in our core values of equity, academic distinction, inclusivity, creativity, collaboration, and tenacity, our vision highlights our crucial role in undergraduate education. I am so pleased to share this vision and mission with you here as Newcomb-Tulane College celebrates our brief but illustrious history and looks forward to an extraordinarily promising future.

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Mission

Newcomb-Tulane College fosters intellectual curiosity, a sense of belonging, commitment to equity, and diversity of thought and experience that transcends the disciplines in order to shape undergraduates into multifaceted, ethical leaders who have a meaningful impact in the world and in their communities.

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Vision

Newcomb-Tulane College is the foundation of the Tulane undergraduate academic journey. Grounded in an equity mindset, the college inspires our dynamic campus community to collaborate across fields and disciplines and empowers students’ intellectual exploration and growth through our innovative infrastructure of programs, resources, and opportunities.

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ou wake up and check your email before class, hoping it’s cancelled because you didn’t do the reading. You press the power button on your 8 lb. laptop and the Windows XP logo flashes on the screen.

You know this will take a while, so you fish around for the TV remote. The CRT TV in the corner of your room flickers on; it’s square, just like your laptop screen. Fierce debates rage on the news: why is Pluto no longer a planet and can Tom Brady win a fourth Super Bowl?

Your laptop has made it to the home screen; you plug in an ethernet cable and the lightning fast connection loads your email in mere minutes. Looks like class isn’t cancelled today. You don’t know what ‘The Facebook’ is, so you ignore that email invite and open up MySpace. You scroll through your feed, seeing friends out at Cooter Brown's and Fat Harry’s last night while you were studying.

Time gets away from you: it’s 7:55 and class is about to start. As you dash out of your room to get to class, you smile to yourself, just happy to be back on campus with your friends after the events of last year.

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ou wake up and check your phone before class, hoping it’s cancelled because you didn’t do the reading. You grab your iPhone 12 Pro off the nightstand and open up Canvas. It doesn’t load instantly.

You wonder if the Wi-Fi is running slow this morning or if it's time to upgrade to the newest model. Looks like class isn’t cancelled.

You ask Alexa for your daily news brief. You’re happy to hear that vaccination rates are increasing throughout the world and you wonder if Tom Brady can win an eighth Super Bowl.

You start to look through your notifications, checking individual texts and GroupMe messages. You have a bunch of Snapchats from your friends; looks like they were out at Cooter Brown's and Fat Harry’s last night while you were studying. You’re scrolling through Instagram when you notice Grandma sent you a Facebook message.

Honestly, who even uses that anymore? You open up TikTok and start swiping on your For You page.

Time gets away from you: it’s 7:55 and class is about to start. As you dash out of your room to get to class, you smile to yourself, just happy to be back on campus with your friends after the events of last year.

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The NTC Legacy What is our legacy if not the students we serve? We got in touch with alumni to hear about their time at Tulane and the ways that Newcomb-Tulane College shaped their college experience.

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Lewis Lowe Class of 2006

I remember Newcomb-Tulane College because I was the President of the Tulane College Senate when NewcombTulane came into existence through the merging of Newcomb College and Tulane College. Despite their separate identities at the time, I always appreciated the value both colleges placed (and Newcomb-Tulane College still places) on a holistic undergraduate experience, providing students with unparalleled programming that went well beyond the classroom. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Tulane is still a big part of my life. Many of my best friends are from my freshman year floor (Butler 4) or my fraternity (Zeta Psi).

William Kethman, MD Class of 2008, MD '12

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Tulane prepared me for life beyond college in a variety of ways. Between undergrad and medical school, Tulane is where I grew up and became an adult. Hurricane Katrina taught me how to endure hardships and overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and Tulane faculty and staff like Drs. David Rice and Cedric Walker and John Christie helped me grow academically and professionally. Their investment in me ultimately led to attending medical school, completing a residency at Stanford, and developing novel technologies.

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Daniel A. Haber, MD Class of 2009

My absolute favorite Tulane memory is putting together the first Crawfest in 2007. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, my friends and I wanted to create a connection between Tulane and the local community based on the shared love of music and great food. Crawfest was more than just a fun event, it was also a way to support struggling local musicians who lost everything in the storm. If I had to pick a second memory, it would be studying abroad in India as part of my Tibetan Studies course. It gave me an urge to travel the world that I haven’t been able to shake!

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David Gray Class of 2010

Newcomb-Tulane College offered me many awesome opportunities that enriched my college experience. I completed a service trip to Cape Town, South Africa; learned French; participated in multiple summer internships and developed lifelong friendships. As a native New Orleanian, I appreciated NTC’s commitment to public service and the requirement to complete a TIDES course during freshman year. It was great to see the college proactively ensuring students learned about the city of New Orleans.

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Eric Lipkind Class of 2011

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I remember that my finance professor, Venkat Subramaniam, used to always say “Do not worry” when introducing a new subject. I find this reassuring phrase still popping into my head, even years later. It pairs nicely with how the rigor of Tulane coursework forced me to develop an approach to sizing up challenges, breaking them into pieces, and tackling them systematically with a group of colleagues. If I had to pick a favorite memory, it would be a job I had at the Saints games selling beer. After completing a large order, a customer shared that I was ‘doing God’s work’. Nobody has told me that since.

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Greg Miller Class of 2011

Tulane was the first college or university to send me a piece of college mail as a high school student. I had never heard of the school and didn’t even know where it was – but the fact that they were interested in me led me to hear the hotel ballroom speech from the admission counselors and the rest is history! I tell every student and every parent: the Career Services office is a huge advantage just waiting for students to walk in its doors. Their resume-building and career guidance helped me connect with alumni in my career path that led me to where I’ve happily worked for the last 11 years.

Dr. Rekha G. Wadhwa, DDS, MS Class of 2011

My favorite Tulane memory was Homecoming 2011 and the week leading up to it. Being on Homecoming Court at Tulane was so unique, and I got to experience the festivities in a completely different way with some of my closest friends. There were events, concerts, fireworks, tailgates, and even second lines in the Superdome! I was also able to study abroad in Austria; the Office of Study Abroad was very helpful in facilitating this process! I was able to visit seven countries in six weeks, and I am so glad I was able to take advantage of this opportunity!

Maya Goldberg Class of 2012

My dad swears he told me about Tulane, but I am sure it was my college guidance counselor. She told me the school was my spirit animal, and she was right. Tulane opened my eyes to the world. As a northeast Jewish girl, I never thought I would attend a Sunday mass in Mobile, go to a fishing camp outside of Lake Charles, or have to learn how to say 'Does that have pork in it?' in Spanish while studying abroad in Spain. Tulane gave me everything I care about most in my life. My best friends. My husband. My Jazz Fest poster collection. It was the best decision I ever made.

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Max Yanker Class of 2013

My favorite memories of Tulane are the experiences I had as a student-athlete. By that, I don’t necessarily mean my athletic experiences, but the value of the challenges and opportunities I was given in that position. I was able to meet new people, travel, and share academic and athletic pursuits all on the same campus. Appreciation for the perseverance I’ve learned and the determination I see through working with my fellow alumni is something I take with me.

Lena Grossman Class of 2015

Newcomb-Tulane College played a huge role in my college experience. I loved so many of my classes and wish I could be back in school to take more of them! I studied abroad in Paris, which was one of the best decisions I made at Tulane.

I have wonderful memories of my semester in France and wouldn’t change it for the world. Tulane taught me how to think analytically and creatively and to not be afraid of taking risks. I owe so much of my current career path to my professors and mentors at Tulane, and I truly don’t think I would be where I am without their trust and guidance.

Sean Saxon Class of 2015

Newcomb-Tulane College made my freshman year at Tulane quite special through the TIDES program as well as weekly Donuts with the Dean on the porch at Cudd Hall; I was lucky to count upon Kelly Grant, Colette Raphel, and Dean MacLaren for advice, counsel, and friendship. I worked with the Office of Study Abroad and the Center for Global Education to study abroad in Madrid the fall of my junior year, which has had a major impact on my life. It’s when I first fell in love with Spain, and now I teach English and English Literature at a secondary school in Madrid, Spain.

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Leland Chan Class of 2017, MD '20, MBA '20

Newcomb-Tulane College had a profound influence on my college experience via the TAP-TP program. I completed my undergraduate experience in two years, then took a gap year between undergrad and medical school to work for an elementary school in New Orleans to take a breather from an intense course load prior to entering a rigorous medical school curriculum. My advisor (Brad Rhines, thank you!) had the herculean task of finding a reasonable course load to let me fast-track my undergraduate education, and helped me pursue a dual-degree MD/MBA program.

Sam Levin Class of 2018

I truly loved my Tulane experience and it’s impossible to single out one Tulane memory as my favorite. A highlight was being elected President of the Undergraduate Student Government. In that role, I frequently collaborated with Newcomb-Tulane College to accomplish a breadth of academic projects, like creating the outdoor classroom and improving policies for student athletes.

Personally, I found myself frequently turning to the many NewcombTulane College resources to help me find a path. Whether that was going to my academic advisor’s office, working with a career coach as I searched for jobs senior year, or going to the job fairs, there were always resources there to help me succeed.

Alexis Martin Class of 2020

Two Newcomb-Tulane College advisors supported me in many ways throughout my time at Tulane: Siena Farrar in the Office of Study Abroad and Gabriel Rodriguez in the Center for Academic Equity. I worried a lot about classes and my extracurriculars, and they were always around to offer guidance, advice, and encouragement. They’re brilliant people, and I’ll always be so thankful for them!

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NEWCOMB-TULANE COLLEGE

BY THE NUMBERS

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28,534

$111,634

3,051

STUDENTS COMPLETED AN HONORS THESIS

WORTH OF GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO STUDENTS

83%

JOB APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN HANDSHAKE

CAREER ADVISING MEETINGS WITH STUDENTS

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OF STUDENTS IN SUCCESS COACHING MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR GPA

TUTORING AND WRITING CENTER APPOINTMENTS

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90.1%

ACADEMIC ADVISING APPOINTMENTS

OF PRE-LAW STUDENTS ACCEPTED INTO LAW SCHOOL

SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENTS

CHINESE STUDENTS IN TULANE GLOBAL SHANGHAI

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$6,595,428 OF PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FROM 590 DONORS

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15 Years of Forging Academic Pathwa

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ll across the Tulane campus, bright-eyed firstyear students and their families are unpacking the family car and hauling all manner of textbooks, school supplies, and personal belongings through residence hall lobbies and up to their rooms. Despite the heat, students are smiling ear to ear with excitement and anticipation about beginning their first year of university in New Orleans. They are decorating dorm rooms and starting to form friendships with roommates, while parents are attempting to hold back tears. All in all, a normal beginning of what should be another wonderful year at Tulane University. Unfortunately, that sense of normalcy will come crashing down. Just hours later, President Scott Cowen will issue an evacuation order to the Tulane community.

Everyone, including the new students who haven’t even finished unpacking their suitcases, needs to leave campus and evacuate from New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina is in the gulf, barreling directly towards the city.

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he story of Newcomb-Tulane College’s) origin is also one of the many stories of Hurricane Katrina. In the aftermath of unprecedented devastation to both New Orleans and the campus, Tulane leadership was faced with the daunting challenge of preserving the university’s 172-year legacy as one of the premier universities in the country. To that end, Tulane leadership crafted the Renewal Plan, a multi-part initiative to both endure the immediate impacts of Hurricane Katrina and reinvent the university itself to ensure its future success. A critical piece of the Renewal Plan was the creation of a unified undergraduate college: Newcomb-Tulane College.

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fficially created in July 2006, NewcombTulane College unified the historically separate Newcomb College for women and Tulane College for men. Associate Provost and Professor of Physics James MacLaren was asked to serve as the founding dean of Newcomb-Tulane College. Dean McLaren moved to Cudd Hall, a wonderful location for the College on the Academic Quad. Students now enjoy sipping coffee and studying in the spacious lobby or relaxing on the porch swings. The newly created undergraduate college would be comprised of all academic tracks Tulane offers, including Architecture, Business, Liberal Arts, Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and Science and Engineering. This change created a unified entry point to the university; incoming students did not have to apply to the individual schools or declare a major prior to attending the university.

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ewcomb-Tulane College created the common Core Curriculum for all undergraduates to ensure a baseline of knowledge in a variety of areas and create shared academic experiences between students in different academic programs. The new Core Curriculum was the first instance of any college in the US incorporating a service-learning class into required coursework. This also led to the creation of the first unified Honor Code. Students from all schools would be held to the same academic standards of integrity and any infractions would be addressed by a board composed of representatives from all schools.

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nother major change with the creation of Newcomb-Tulane College was the replacement of the school-based advising method. Previously, each individual school housed advisors for their own students. The new model created the Center for Academic Advising, a centralized student-support resource for all students that would also serve first-year and second-year students until they declared a major during their sophomore year. Finally, the Center for International Studies and the Office of Study Abroad were brought into Newcomb-Tulane College under one area, the Center for Global Education.

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he first major expansion of Newcomb-Tulane College occurred in 2008. Career Services, originally part of Tulane Student Affairs, moved under NTC to create a more cohesive advising plan spanning both academic and career advising. Around the same time, the Army, Navy, and Airforce ROTC units transitioned from the School of Science and Engineering to Newcomb-Tulane College. Two years later, President Scott Cowen met with NTC leadership to explore new methods of supporting students throughout their academic journey. After a successful pilot program, the Office of Student Success was formed in 2011. The Tutoring Center joined shortly thereafter and became known as the Academic Learning and Tutoring Center.

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The task force’s finding led to a revitalization of the Tulane Interdisciplinary Experience Seminar (TIDES) Program and the Honors Program. Significantly, it also spurred the creation of the Center for Academic Equity, who recently moved into their new space in the renovated Richardson Building, to provide academic support to students from historically underrepresented populations.

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In 2015, President Fitts assembled a comprehensive Undergraduate Task Force to evaluate every step of the student experience and academic journey at Tulane University.

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ntil 2017, the School of Continuing Studies (now known as the School of Professional Advancement) coordinated Tulane’s summer courses. In order to offer a more robust selection of classes and increase student access to educational opportunities during the summer break, Tulane leadership created NTC Summer School within the college to house classes compatible with the Core Curriculum requirements.

ith a founding gift from alumnus David Mussafer to create a space for cohesive, yet multi-faceted academic support, Mussafer Hall finished construction in 2018. This new, state-of-the-art three-story building is home to all undergraduate coaching and advising operations. Career advisors, academic advisors, and success coaches work together closely under the same roof to provide a holistic student support system. he year 2018 brought with it enormous change for NTC. Dean MacLaren left Tulane, and Senior Associate Dean Kelly Grant was appointed as the Interim Dean of the college. Under her leadership, the College launched a new Core Curriculum. The Interim Dean also initiated a comprehensive review of the Academic Honor Code, the Honors Program, and NTC Summer School.

Further, she created a new focus on closely collaborating with faculty from across the schools. Interim Dean Grant helped lay a solid foundation for the incoming dean to take the College to the next level.

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n 2019, Lee Skinner became the second dean of Newcomb-Tulane College.

She brought renewed focus on the college’s role as the wellspring of the undergraduate academic experience. Under Dean Skinner, NTC has grown substantially to meet the academic needs of students and provide a wealth of enrichment opportunities. Since her arrival, the First-Year Experience office formally came into existence, with signature programs like the NTC Reading Project and the Residential Faculty Mentors program. Additionally, the Office of Academic Enrichment was launched; it houses NTC resources and programs for students such as undergraduate research opportunities, endowed grants, sophomore declaration activities, the College Scholars program, and the undergraduate honors thesis. As of 2021, the newly created Office of Fellowships Advising helps students apply for, and earn, prestigious scholarship and fellowship opportunities all around the world.

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ewcomb-Tulane College has grown substantially over our short history. With our renewed mission and vision guiding us forward into the future, who knows what we can accomplish in another 15 years?

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Dean Skinner brought renewed focus on the college’s role as the wellspring of the undergraduate academic experience.

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15 Things Younger Than NTC

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#1: iPhones Launching in June 2007, the iPhone is just about the only thing on this list that plays as large a role in our students' lives as NTC. #2: Netflix Streaming Sure, you could order DVDs as early as 1997, but you had to walk out to the mailbox for those. You couldn't stream Netflix content until 2007. #3: Uber Prior to 2009, students had to walk, take the streetcar or call a "taxi" (whatever that is) if they didn't have a car. #4: Drew Brees' Saints Career Drew Brees played his first game for the Saints on September 10, several months after NTC was created. The Saints beat the Browns 19-14. #5: The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe Tony Stark built the first Iron Man prototype in a cave with a box of scraps, subsequently launching the Marvel Cinematic Universe, almost two full years after NTC was already up and operating.

#6: Drake's Music Career Drake dropped his first studio album, Thank Me Later, in 2010. #7: The Doritos Locos Taco This item landed on the menu and in students' stomachs in 2012. #8: First Image of a Black Hole This breakthrough image was unveiled on April 10, 2019. #9: Game of Thrones The first episode premiered in 2011, and we like to think it ended after Season 6. #10: Instagram The first post (an image of a dog with the caption 'test') went live in July 2010. #11: French Truck Coffee Keeping students, and New Orleans, caffeinated since 2012. #12: Crawfest The first iteration of this tasty and beloved campus tradition was 2007. #13: Impossible Burgers This meat alternative debuted in 2016. #14: Higgs Boson Particle Discovery The elusive Higgs Boson particle was discovered in 2012. #15: First Black Female Mayor of New Orleans LaToya Cantrell took office in 2017 after winning the mayoral election.

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fter countless hours polishing your resume and scrolling through job postings, you’ve finally found an internship in your field that seems like a perfect match. You’ll gain important, hands-on experience and start to network with professionals in the industry. Everything seems great until you notice the last line of the posting: “This is an unpaid internship.” You sigh, feeling defeated, and start searching all over again because you can’t afford to spend a whole summer working for free.

The often inequitable practice of unpaid internships negatively impacts college students across the country. Mark and Heidi Gudaitis, parents of Tulane senior Torei, noticed their daughter was having difficulty finding paid internship opportunities. The Gudaitises realized that for those on financial aid or under difficult financial circumstances, an unpaid internship would not be feasible; however, not being able to participate in an unpaid internship could hinder a student’s ability to gain experience in their field and even find a job

Claude J. Hill III after graduation. Their generous donation to the Newcomb-Tulane College Center for Academic Equity bolstered the Summer Internship Stipend Program, which provides financial assistance to students seeking unpaid internships. This program covers living expenses to reduce the financial burden on students and creates more equitable opportunities for students who could otherwise not afford to take an unpaid internship.

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“Gifts that expand students’ ability to gain experiences in their desired field are transformative,” said Dr. Paula Booke, Director for the Center of Academic Equity. “They level the playing field in so many ways by providing opportunities for students to explore future careers, expand their networks, and translate the theory they learn in the classroom to the real world problems they will tackle when they graduate.”

Claude J. Hill III, a Tulane senior, was able to work at a media production start-up company this summer after receiving funding from the Summer Internship Stipend Program. “It was rewarding to experience first-hand the struggles and processes media production company owners go through in order to run a successful company,” said Hill, “and it provided great insight that I will take into my future career.

It would have been nice to receive some financial compensation from the company, but the Center of Academic Equity had me covered.”

My name is Zoë Ortiz and this summer I've been working remotely as a social media intern for Latina Republic, a reporting, research, and advocacy NGO that fosters intercultural dialogue and advances human rights in the Americas.

I've gained so much experience being able to work an internship that perfectly coalesces my two majors, Latin American studies and marketing. I have loved being able to expand my professional and creative skills, as well as my knowledge of Latin America, through this internship without the addition of financial stress.

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Tulane's B & Fellowship Winners

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t’s no secret that Tulane undergraduates are some of the most academically gifted students in the country. Each incoming class is more selective and more academically qualified than the last, and that passion for academic excellence continues throughout their time at Tulane. There are many ways to measure academic excellence, but we think last year's statistics speak for themselves.

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ulane’s best and brightest students, out of tens of thousands of applicants, earn these highly competitive, national scholarships and fellowships on a regular basis.

After graduation, they continue their academic careers at elite institutions all around the world and push the boundaries of their respective fields through original research. These intellectual juggernauts are the leaders of tomorrow and we are confident they will make a meaningful impact on the world and in their communities.

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NTC Valedictorians

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irst presented in 1965 in honor of Dr. Peery, a professor of English and dean of Tulane's College of Arts & Sciences from 1955 to 1964, the Peery Society is the university's valedictory group. Every year, there are highly competitive applications to join the William Wallace Peery Society, which recognizes exceptional seniors who represent the top 1% of their graduating class for academic achievement.

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More than ever this year, our Peery Society members exemplify academic creativity, dedication to scholarship, and intellectual commitment. Each one has excelled in their chosen field, conducting individual projects, and they represent a truly impressive range of disciplines.

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he 2021 recipients are Asher Baden, Callie Belback, Gavin Blair, Joanna Calhoun, Ashley Chen­, Alexandra Duffy, Carly Harad, Collin Harper, Jared Imber, Riley Juenemann, Ann Kapustiak, Paige Montfort, Carson Sanders, Matthew Shernicoff, Grace Slapak, Aubry Tedford, Alexandra Tighe, Yuzhi Wang, Kaiyu Wang, and Claire Wynne.

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ean Skinner said, “More than ever this year, our Peery Society members exemplify academic creativity, dedication to scholarship, and intellectual commitment. Each one has excelled in their chosen field, conducting individual projects, and they represent a truly impressive range of disciplines. Peery Society students seek out challenges and test their own capabilities, always happiest when confronting a new problem. I’m inspired by what they’ve already achieved and eagerly anticipating what each one of these talented students will do next.”

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rom this group, Riley Juenemann was awarded the William Wallace Peery Medal for Academic Excellence, the college’s top academic honor. The Peery Medal is bestowed upon an inductee who best exemplifies Dr. Peery’s educational philosophy, which stresses breadth and depth of learning and encourages students to work to their greatest intellectual capacity.

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Giving to Newcomb-Tulane College Your philanthropic gifts to Newcomb-Tulane College allow us to initiate significant undergraduate academic support, enhance enrichment programs, and provide the highest quality academic opportunities to all students. Your support allows us to create unique experiences for our students, such as turning Cudd Hall into a 'House Float' and educating students about the history and culture of Mardi Gras.

For more information about giving to NTC, contact Ryan Meck, Director of Development, at rmeck@tulane.edu